Drummer
Barrett Deems
is listed as the leader of this septet set but the real star is the great
swing
clarinetist
Chuck Hedges
. Jamming in a septet also including vibraphonist
Don DeMichael
(who was better-known as a
jazz
journalist),
Bob Roberts
on solo guitar, rhythm guitarist
John Defauw
, pianist
Steve Behr
, and bassist
Wilson McKindra
,
Hedges
and
Deems
perform eight vintage
Dixieland
tunes in spirited fashion. Highlights include
"Deed I Do,"
"Shine,"
"After You've Gone,"
"Get Happy."
~ Scott Yanow